Archives: Authors

Jim Savastio is pastor of Reformed Baptist Church of Louisville. He is also the president of the board of directors for Practical Shepherding Ministries and is co-author with Brian Croft of The Pastor’s Soul. He is married to Becky and they have four children.

Sam Emadi (PhD, SBTS) is senior pastor at Hunsinger Lane Baptist Church in Louisville, KY and senior editor at 9Marks.

Michael McAfee is director of community initiatives for the Museum of the Bible. He holds an M.Div. from Southern Seminary and is working on a Ph.D. at Southern in ethics and public policy.

Lauren Green McAfee works at the Hobby Lobby corporate office and is pursuing a Ph.D. in ethics and public policy from Southern Seminary.

Jeremy Jessen serves as the senior pastor of Lakewood Baptist Church in Louisville. He holds an M.Div., a Th.M., and Ph.D. from SBTS. Jeremy and his wife, Jennifer, have three children.

Ben Ward is the ministry connections and applied ministry specialist at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the local missions pastor at Highview Baptist Church.

Richard C. McDonald teaches high school World and U.S. History at Whitefield Academy in Louisville. He also serves as adjunct instructor of Old Testament Interpretation at SBTS and Boyce College. He is the author of various articles and book reviews, and, when time permits, of yourhebrewtutor.com. He and his wife, Nancy, have two sons

Raymond Johnson serves as the senior pastor of Christ Church West Chester in West Chester, PA. He holds a M.Div., a Th.M., and Ph.D. in New Testament from SBTS. He is the author of I See Dead People: The Function of the Resurrection of the Saints in Matthew 27:51-54. Raymond and his wife, Meghan, have…

Hunter Leavine is student director at City Church Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida. He is co-author of Gender: A Conversation Guide for Parents and Teachers (The Good Book Company). Hunter is married to Hannah, his high school sweetheart, they have one daughter and are expecting another child in January. He is pursuing an M.Div. at SBTS.

Justin Dillehay (M.Div., SBTS) is a pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Hartsville, Tennessees. Justin and his wife, Tilly, have two daughters.

Anthony Kidd is Pastor of Preaching at Community of Faith Bible Church in South Gate, California, and a professor at the Los Angeles Bible Training School in Watts, California. He earned an M.Div. from the Master’s Seminary. He has been married to his wife, Sherry, for 25 years, and the two have five children.